In this episode The Rawtarian explains the order in which she purchased her raw food kitchen appliances, including cheap blender, food processor, high-speed blender and dehydrator. She also briefly touches on secondary appliances like spiralizers and juicers.

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Thanks, Laura! ;-) I'm really glad the S30 is enough. I was about to get the PRO 750 but I'll save a lot of money if I get the S30, and I can invest that money on other kitchen appliances I also want to get eventually - dehydrator, spiralazer, food processor, maybe a juicer, etc.

And I'm really happy because the S30 is about to be on sale in Spain =D I live in Madrid and there's only one dealer here. Plus I have to get it online. There's no physical store where I can get it.

Hi,
I bought a reconditioned vitamix directly from the vitamix web site. There are great deals to be had there. The only difference it comes in a plain box and has 5 year warranty and not the 7 year warranty option.

Nice! 5 years is still a good warrantee length. Also, VM generally gives really good customer service. I bought a USED vitamix randomly off of Kijiji and it was ANCIENT, and they still replaced a part for me even though the thing was at least 14 yrs old. I love a good deal :)

Thank you for the great advice. Just a note though, I have an Ezidri Ultra dehydrator that is round and it works brilliantly :) And I can have up to 25 trays!! So there are really great "round" dehydrators out there too and it wasn't cheap!

I'm so happy I found your site!! So much good information and great recipes!!

Do you have the dry container attachment for your vitamix? I was thinking about getting it when I buy the vitamix instead of buying a separate food processor. I'm currently using a crappy blender and small food processor but making it work!! Thanks for all your great insight!!

Stumbled upon this and listened quickly to the audio. An interesting chat. I personally try and minimize all my kitchen appliances because I simply believe in doing most of the cooking by hand. But there are a few that I definitely can't live without.

The tips you shared in the audio was nontheless quite useful and some that I'll even use myself!

Really helpful podcast for newbies! I have been doing a lot of research on what appliances to get in my quest to be raw, and what you said just reconfirmed everything I have thought already, so it's nice to hear that I'm headed in the right direction. One thing I find with trying to get a Vitamix and 9 tray Excalibur at a good price is that they are SO difficult to find used for sale (ie. on Craiglist). No one wants to get rid of them. But if you can find one that, that's a good way to go to get those appliances at affordable prices.

Too funny. I used a crappy blender at first, too. In fact, I burned the motor out of one and had to buy another. Then, I bought the Vitamix and have never regretted it. A wonderful investment. Next purchase will be a dehydrator. :)

BTW, Your recipes are absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing.

This information is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. I encourage you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with like-minded, qualified health care professional(s). I wish you success on your raw journey!

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